Answer:
Their rivalry is even more intense now that a death has happened.
Explanation:
I would say that most likely he was once a member of the military to use such a figure of speech, but also meaning that discretion would be the better part of valour to proceed with doing something positive for the community and win their hearts that way and perhaps influence their religion that way.
Hamlet appreciates other people's willingness to fight in a war, and is ashamed that that spirit does not lie in himself.
In Act 4, Scene 4 Hamlet learns that Fortinbras' army is going to fight for a piece of land that is basically worth nothing. He sees that the Polish are defending it and it sparks a lot of thought within him. He is amazed that 20,000 soldiers will willingly give their lives for a piece of land that means nothing to them, but he is unable to take action against his father's murderer. Here he states for the first time his admiration and appreciation of Fortinbras for leading the armies:
"Witness this army of such mass and charge
<span>Led by a delicate and tender prince," --the delicate and tender prince is Fortinbras
Additionally at the end, when Fortinbras arrives at Hamlet's castle, he is sure to make his support of Fortinbras taking over Denmark clear because he has such admiration for him: "</span>But I do prophesy the election lights
<span>On Fortinbras: he has my dying voice"</span>
Answer:
It simplifies complex ideas and emotions for the audience.
It enables a better understanding of Cassius because he compares himself to Aeneas.
It connects the context of the play to the myth of a great hero that the audience admires.
Explanation:
This is an excerpt from Shakespeare's play, <em>Julius Caesar</em>, in which a group of conspirators decides to murder Caesar, as he is becoming more and more powerful.
In these particular lines uttered by Cassius (one of the conspirators), he recalls a situation when Caesar and him found themselves on the banks of the Tiber River. The two of them swam through the water, determined to reach a distant point. But Caesar became weak, and asked Cassius to help him so as not to sink. While retelling this story, Cassius compares himself to Aeneas, a great hero that founded Rome. Aeneas rescued his father from the fire in Troy, and Cassius rescued Caesar from drowning. This allusion contributes to our better understanding of his character and the way he perceives himself.
